Nowy Targ in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Nowy Targ sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 428 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Nowy Targ's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nowy Targ's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 428 mm
- 51 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Nowy Targ in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical summer day in Nowy Targ reaches about 20°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Nowy Targ
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Nowy Targ weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0° / -7° | 58 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1° / -6° | 60 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5° / -3° | 70 | 13.6 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 11° / 2° | 88 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 13.4 | 2.5 |
| May | 16° / 6° | 139 | 17.4 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 4.1 |
| Jun | 19° / 10° | 147 | 17.6 | 0 | 16 | 4.9 |
| Jul | 21° / 11° | 161 | 18.6 | 0 | 15.6 | 5.2 |
| Aug | 21° / 11° | 120 | 14.8 | 0 | 14.2 | 5.8 |
| Sep | 16° / 7° | 102 | 13.5 | 0 | 12.4 | 4.6 |
| Oct | 11° / 3° | 80 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 10.5 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 5° / -1° | 60 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 0° / -5° | 58 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Nowy Targ gets around 428 mm of rain over 51 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.8 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Nowy Targ?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Nowy Targ for sightseeing.
What to pack for Nowy Targ in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Nowy Targ sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 51 days see rain.
UV index in Nowy Targ in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nowy Targ peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Nowy Targ?
Nowy Targ sits at 49.5°N, 20.0°E, 595 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Zakopane, 21 km away.
Topography around Nowy Targ
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nowy Targ.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowy Targ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 616 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,384 m.
The land around Nowy Targ is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.
Poland travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 52% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $28,420
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 89%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 9.4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 600
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nowy Targ (49.4778°, 20.0323°, elevation 595 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.